Today is my man’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Honey! (He won’t see this, he never reads this blog.) Anyway, he won’t mind if I tell you he is 62 years old (I am not anywhere near that old.) I admire him a lot. He is a man of great integrity, he is dependable and faithful. If you need something done, he would be the one to call. He would take care of it.
Two years ago, I asked if he would lead worship for Celebrate Recovery. Wow, did he ever take that job seriously. He is always listening for new songs that would be good for C.R, then he learns them, then teaches them to the C.R. praise team. Les and the team have been such a blessing. But that is not what I was going to write about.
About 7 years ago, Les started thinking about what the next years of his life would look like. He determined that life was not ending when he reached retirement, that these years are the “available years”, a time of life when we would have more free time to do greater things for God’s kingdom. When we were raising four children, he had to work a lot of extra hours to provide for us. Even after I started working full time 20 (what??) years ago, it took a lot to keep the household going.
This year, Les has decided to officially retire. That does not mean he will quit working. We aren’t set up for that yet. He will draw Social Security, but keep working to supplement our income. That leaves him more free time. Free time to work on music and to serve in new and creative ways. He is a very talented musician and has written several songs. His dream is to write more songs. He dreams of having someone help him get them out to bless God's people.
Les is determined that the next years will be the best ones, that God would use the wisdom and experience he has gained to minister to other people, and that we would have new, exciting adventures. I am pumped to see what God will do with us in the next season of our lives.
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